What?!

Getting Corbin dressed this morning required a little extra encouragement. So I chose one of his favorite shirts, one with a baseball on it. Anything ball related is a good thing in Corbin's mind.

So as I pointed out the ball and read him the message on the shirt, I noticed something that made me laugh. And cringe.

Do you see what I see?



And a cute picture of the boy in the shirt, too.



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Correct pop culture references

So on Friday Corbin and I came home and he immediately wanted to go out on his trike. We played on our street for a bit but then we decided to go to the school to play on the playground.

Corbin immediately ran into the field to watch the dogs play fetch. When he was about 50 yards away from me, it began to pour. Lots and lots of rain.

So I ran to Corbin, stripped off my sweatshirt, and put it on him. He had only been wearing a t-shirt and now that's all I had. We then got the trike and ran home. Ran might be a slight exaggeration on my speed. Ahh-- those motherly instincts.

I thought my little guy looked one of the sand people from Star Wars in my sweatshirt. I sent that message to my brother. He quickly responded that he thought I meant the jawa, not the sand people.

So what do you think?

My boy--


Jawa--


Sand people--


I think I meant jawa. Although I think Corbin has got them beat now that I see the pictures.

What do you think?

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Out to eat

We went out to eat tonight. I just didn't think I had the energy to figure out a meal. I forgot how much energy it takes to go out with Corbin.

Let me share with you --



Bread from dad.



Water. Can you see how wet his shirt is?


The pasta noodles were really long so they seemed more like toys than food. Corbin would suck on them and then sometimes pull them back out. Yuck!


His plate. Please notice the onions. Those were from our burgers. This restaurant always gives way too many onion slices. Corbin kept grabbing them to try. At first, we took them away but eventually, we decided experience might be the best teacher. He chewed away for a bit, and then all of a sudden,his whole face twisted up as he yelled, "ewww!! Ewww!!" Told you so, kiddo.



Last shot of our silly boy. He heard a girl at a nearby table. She was around 6. He began to jump and down, wave at her, and do all sorts of silly things to get her attention. He was so excited when she waved. This all makes me nervous for junior high.

Don't worry, we tipped well.

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Spaghetti.

Always a favorite around here.



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Minnesota

So I was only in Minnesota for about 52 hours but I got to see and experience some Minnesota moments.

After picking me up from the airport, my brother and my parents took me to the Mall of America. Holy cow! That place is huge! It is four floors and each floor was big. We only made it through about half of one floor. I blame my parents but I am not sure I had more in me either.


Here is the indoor amusement park. Hard to see everything but I think you get the idea.



And here are some Lego sculptures. Wow!

I was afraid I was going to embarrass my brother by taking pictures in the mall but he said everyone there are tourists, so who cares?

So here is the fish tank by our table at the restaurant. Cool.





This one above is my dad with all of our garbage from eating lunch at White Castle. It is a Midwest "delicacy" and my dad craves it since he is an Ohio boy. I enjoy sharing the experience with my dad but I am not sure about the burgers. See below--


They were 8 cent burgers when my dad was a kid and they used to stop on their way into Columbus to get them. They are kind of like sliders but not quite gourmet. We used to always go get them when we visited my grandparents. Good memories. Not so good burgers.

And then it rained.


I mean there was a full on torrential downpour with tons of water gathering on the roads. Drivers pulled over to the side of the freeway under the bridges to wait out the rain and then there was hail, too.

Wow! I was sure glad my brother was driving.

The rain canceled our trip to the sculpture gardens in Minneapolis, but it might have made for better stories.

That was about all the fun that was possible in the time I was there-- oh wait! Did I tell you how my parents, my sister, and I got stuck in an elevator on the way to my brothers graduation?


Didn't last long but it is another good story to tell.

Ahhhh...looking forward to home.

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My brother the doctor

Today I saw my brother get hooded - which is a much more exciting and positive term than it sounds like.

My little brother was awarded his phd today in design. He has worked awfully hard for a lot of years for this, and I am really proud of him.


He is in the above photo sitting with the faculty after the big moment. Cool beans! Also, proof that iPhones will never replace good cameras. At least not for distance shots, but I tried!

Soon, my brother will be starting his career as a real college prof! Whooee!

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Today's picture from yesterday

Out on the farm with grandpa and the tractor...



And because I can't decide which one I like best, enjoy this one, too!



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Baths

Reasons we need baths--






Attempt to wash hair --



And refusal to leave when mom is ready --



Good times!

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Today's picture

The t-ball set came today (thank you, amazon!). I think he likes it. Notice how dark it is while we are playing. He was dragged in kicking and screaming a bit later.



Okay, I forgot about this one...so you get two pictures today!!



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Just like dad and grandpa!

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First Haircut

Okay, so that title sounds more dramatic than it really was. I finally took Corbin in to get his bangs trimmed but I couldn't let them touch his curls.

Here he is last week proving he needed the trim.


So we went to one of those places that cater to kids. More money than I like to admit but it was a positive experience which I believe is part of the price.


While we waited, he played in this fire truck. He kept hitting the light in the middle there as he called out "beep beep!" too cute to correct him on where the horn actually is.


He chose the Buzz Lightyear car for the actual haircut with an Elmo video to keep him distracted.


Overall, he did okay but then he would duck his head or try to stand up.


The hairdresser was great. Super positive and kept talking to him the whole time. He didn't really acknowledge her all that much which was funny because he is usually so social.


Finished! And he found another cool you to climb on too. I thought his hair looked too "styled" here but by the end of the night that was less concerning to me.

So we got a certificate with a lock of his hair attached and everything. Totally cheesy and I love it. Corbin was more interested in the video games in the waiting area.



Oh well.

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Sticks and Stones

There is little Corbin loves more than finding a cool stick and luckily there are plenty of those to be found.

Here he is at the park using a stick to play in the dirt at the park.



And here he is when he discovered the rocks in our neighbor's yard.


Awesome!

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Picture of the day

Me and my little man at the tulip festival today. Loving this warm weather!



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Time flies!

I had a student ask me recently why I referred to Corbin's age in months instead of years. She genuinely seemed upset about the complication of it all.

I tried to explain to her how different Corbin is now from even just a few weeks ago. She didn't get it.

But, that is why my lapse in blogging is so sad. This is the best record I am keeping for us and it is not so good. So I will try to be better for our family and for you, our two readers. Ha!

Here are some pictures of our little man who is now 21 months. Wow!!



This is "The Face!" Corbin knows it makes us laugh so hard so he likes to make it.


I asked him to share his goldfish crackers with me. He stuffed them all in his mouth instead. He was so proud!


Loves his pasta!


Customer appreciation day at Baskin Robbins. Yum!


Look how tall he's gotten. Perfect height for this head rest while watching Yo Gabba Gabba.


We have had our share of tantrums. Usually over the car seat.



Here he is ready for church!

He has recently learned how to jump with two feet. He loves to tickle. He has a great laugh. He loves to stand and pee while taking a bath. He loves to cuddle. He is fascinated with anything ball related. We watched a t-ball practice today for a looonnnng time.

He is a wonderful little boy and I love being his mommy.

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